Dr Jiayun Yang

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Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease

Jiayun Yang is a Postdoctoral Scientist who has dedicated the past ten years in the pathogenesis, innate immunity, and control of influenza virus.

Jiayun finished his PhD at The University of Nottingham in 2021. He then joined The Pirbright Institute in 2022 and is currently a post-doctoral scientist in the Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease group under the leadership of Professor Munir Iqbal.

Jiayun is a member of BBSRC funded projects: FLU-MAP and FLU-TRAILMAP, as well as MRC funded project FLU-TRAILMAP-One Health consortia focusing on risk assessment of the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus clade 2.3.4.4b to the health of animals and humans. His focus lies in understanding the molecular determinants that influenza virus host-range, exploring factors that impact receptor binding, antigenicity, and stability for infection in both birds and humans.

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Awards

Pirbright - York pump-priming fund: Receptor Ligand Screening: Understanding the Complexity of Avian Influenza Virus Entry.
Houghton Trust Project Research Grant: Investigating the Role of Neuraminidase in Expanding the Avian Host Range of Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 Avian Influenza Viruses.

Dr Jiayun Yang

Publications

Characterization of the haemagglutinin properties of the H5N1 avian influenza virus that caused human infections in Cambodia

Thapsigargin at non-cytotoxic levels induces a potent host antiviral response that blocks influenza A virus replication

Comparative pathogenicity and transmissibility of pandemic H1N1, avian H5N1, and human H7N9 influenza viruses in tree shrews

Clade 2.3.2.1 H5N1 avian influenza viruses circulate at the interface of migratory and domestic birds around Qinghai Lake in China

A naturally occurring deletion in the effector domain of H5N1 swine influenza virus nonstructural protein 1 regulates viral fitness and host innate immunity

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